This was my DW's and my first cruise and was a belated honeymoon for us. We sailed Sept. 12-18 and loved every minute of it. There were some good points and some bad points but would definitely cruise again.
Embarkation - The port is very easy to get to and very organized and I advise getting there early. We happened to get there about 11 and were one of the first ones in line. The boat was a little late getting so we had to wait a little, but were one of the first ones to board once VIP's were boarded. Once onboard we went straight to the Mermaid grille and ate, more about the food later. Then we went to our cabin and our bags were there.
The Pride itself - She is an older girl who is showing her age. However, we heard onboard that she is dry docking in Nov. to get refitted. We were amazed as we entered the boat. However, what we heard was true - nudes all over. However, it was all pretty tasteful and artsy. It was kept very clean and it was hard to get use to not throwing things away and cleaning up after myself.. I even asked about trash cans and was told to just put my stuff down the staff would get it.